ORGANISING BUSINESS EDUCATION CURRICULUM CONTENT IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS FOR STUDENTS’ EFFECTIVE SKILL ACQUISITION

Christiana Ngozi Ementa (PhD), Gabriel Chidiebere Alonta

Abstract


he unemployment level in Nigeria is an indication that if something is not done urgently,  the objective of business education may be defeated. Business education is that type of education that inculcates in its recipients attitudes, knowledge, skills, values that is required in the business world.Business education, being one of the vocational programmes in Nigeria,is targeted at empowering students with skills for the world of life and creates employment opportunities for them.For effective skill aquisition by business education students, the content of the curriculum must be fundamentally correct to improve the chances of attaining the skill mandate of the programme. Admittedly, redesigning of the business education curriculum content in addressing these issues can accurately prepare students to make a difference in their business careers.This paper, therefore, underscore the need to organise business education curriculum content in tertiary institutions for students’ effective skill acquisition.

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Organising, Business Education, Curriculum Content, Skill Acquisition

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